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City utility bonds to fund
A special city council meeting
was called Thursday evening to
discuss the sale of revenue bonds
for the town’s phone system
($4.4 million dollars). These
bonds had been guaranteed by
Eagle Mountain Properties. This
meeting comes just days before
the September 1st deadline.
Had the deadline passed with no
buyer for the revenue bonds, it
would have been very difficult for
the city and the developer to discuss next steps. In fact, according
to Eric Jones, Eagle Mountain
Properties Vice President, court
action would have been necessary
to recover more than $1.7 million
dollars that the developer has
paid into an escrow account used
to guarantee the city’s utilty system funding.
On Tuesday, several city officials quietly noted that there were
no buyers in sight for the last of
Note: This is the first in a series
of articles introducing the candidates running for office this fall.
Many believe that Eagle
Mountain is a city on the verge of
something big; that it is a critical
time for the success of Eagle
Mountain.
The city council seats that are
now open were appointed by current and previous administrations.
This election, the people get to
vote for these city council members instead of having them
appointed. Citizens again get a
chance to vote for the mayor.
Issues will be discussed, promises
made. The road to becoming
mayor is tough. Who will step up
to the plate? Who will lead this
city into the next phase?
Vincent Liddiard believes he
was made for this moment. "I am
well qualified," Liddiard said.
"My current and professional
career has focused on work requiring those skills." Born in Provo in
1969, he has been tutored by life
and has had experiences that can
help him achieve his goal.
Liddiard has definitely made his
mark on the world. His education
was coupled with leadership positions. In 1995, he graduated from
Stem Cell debate...............................2
Mink Farm........................................2
Police Beat.........................................3
Fire Facts...........................................3
Selling your stocks............................4
Twins in Eagle Mountain.................4
Searching the Internet......................5
“H” week in Fun Parenting.............9
Blue Jean Creations..........................9
Vacationing at Zions Ntl. park.......10
CAMPAIGN 2001
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To n i g h t !
The city council listens as the terms of the bond are spelled out by city attorney Jerry Kinghorn.
the remaining utility bonds: telecom.
“Telecom is a difficult one to
fund due to the fact that we are the
only municipal telephone company in the country.” states city
attorney Jerry Kinghorn.
However, “miracle of miracles”
as Mayor Paul Bond puts it, the
city found a buyer.
“The rates are not ideal,” admits
Kinghorn. We are locked in at a
2% over prime interest rate.
(Currently 8.25%). “There is a
high rate cap of 16%. Given the
timing and unique sale, however,
it was amazing that we pulled it
off.”
Ian Cummings is the
investor.
The gas and electric bonds had
recently funded at 4%. The Water
and Sewer system bonds each
funded at 5.6%.
The city is obligated to the
lender for the first four years. If
the city were to sell the telecom
system within the first four years,
the current lender would require
that the first four years of intererest be paid along with the purchase price. (About $1.5 million
dollars when compounded).
Between four and eight years,
the city could sell the bond (in the
event os a sale of the phone system, for example) with a penalty
paid. That penalty amount was
not stated. Only after eight years
can the city refinance with no
penalty.
Resident and candidate for city
council, Darrin Brandt was in
attendence and was unhappy over
the transaction. “We got boxed
into a bad deal. If the rates should
go up, we could be paying half a
Please see Bond Sale on page 3
Meet the Candidates:
Vincent Liddiard
By Bryan Freeman
In This Issue:
INTERACTIVE
presents:
Candidate Q&A LIVE!
Former Bond
Guarantors, Eagle
Mountain Properties
will reclaim $1.7 million dollars for city
center development
By Joshua Elledge
August 25, 2001
Brigham Young University with a
Bachelor of Science degree.
While there, he served as the
Student President, President of the
Student Alumni Association and
as BYU Graduating Class
President. He later received a
Master of Science degree from
Utah State University.
He currently works at the
Dugway Proving Ground in the
Special Programs Division as a
section manager. They specialize
in chemical and biological protection-detection, decontamination
and counter terrorism. Working
there has given Liddiard a sense of
direction in how a city should be
run. "I feel that we must enable
those we have chosen to serve to
act in their best conscience and
character, while holding them
responsible for action and giving
them the authority to act in their
appointed capacity."
Liddiard has been a resident of
Eagle Mountain since July of
1999. He currently serves as the
Republican Party Chairman for
Eagle Mountain and is the
Chairman of the Eagle Mountain
Economic Board. As chairman, he
has successfully created a board
with a mission statement and
goals. Additionally, he has begun
work on packages that will entice
businesses to come to Eagle
Mountain - a “critical component
to encourage economic growth,”
he points out.
Liddiard and his wife Mariann
were also very active earlier this
year in getting people registered to
vote for the Alpine School District
Bond which passed and will now
fund an elementary school in The
Ranches for Fall 2002. “that was a
very exciting moment for us.”
What does he see as the role for
mayor? Liddiard stated, "I believe
that the role of mayor is that of
Please see Liddiard on page 3
Saturday, August 25th : 7pm
Mayoral Candidates at the
City Center community building.
Questions are being gathered via EMutah.com up
until 4pm today and will be posed to the candidates on
their respective nights. The formal questioning will last
55 minutes with a “get to know you” mixer immediately
afterward.
If you are unable to attend, you can listen to the whole
event Monday morning at www.EMutah.com.
Saturday, September 8th : 7pm
4-year City Council Candidates
at the Willow Springs community building.
Saturday, September 15th : 7pm
2-year City Council Candidates
at the Willow Springs community building.
After the primaries, The Eagle Mountain Interactive will
sponsor candidate debates October 5th, 12th, 19th for
the remaining candidates. More details to come.
The following candidates have
filed for Eagle Mountain City
Council and will appear on the
Tuesday, October 2, 2001,
Primary Ballot:
Candidates for Mayor 4-yr
term
Kelvin E. Bailey
Greg D. Kehl
Vincent M. Liddiard
Gordon L. Nelson
Tuesday, October 2, 2001:
A primary election will be held
for all three categories. The mayoral candidates’ names will be
narrowed to two (one seat open),
the city council, two-year term,
candidates’ names will be narrowed to two (one seat open), and
the city council, four-year term,
candidates’ names will be narrowed to four (two seats open).
Candidates for City Council 4yr terms, two (2) seats
Darrin Brandt
Isaac I. Háo III
Diane K. Jacob
Mark Benson Madsen
Rick G. Pierce
Candidates for City Council 2yr term, one (1) seat
Greg I. Burns
Chris A. Kofoed
Mark S. Lofgren
Linn Strouse
Register to Vote!
To be eligible to vote for the primary elections, your voter registration forms must be postmarked
20 days before the election, or
September 12, 2001. Forms may
be obtained at the city offices to
mail or deliver to the Utah
County Elections office.
Town Council Actions:
Consideration and Approval of an Ordinance Regulating Large Public
Assemblies, requiring licensing of and providing regulation of outdoor
public assemblies in Eagle Mountain City. (Popularly called the "Rave
ordinance.")
Passed unanimously. "This is more about health and safety than
anything else" stated Paul Bond.
Review and possible revisions of Ordinance No. O 10-2001, An
Ordinance Enacting provisions regarding removal of weeds, refuse
and structures; junk; disabled vehicles on private property; and construction trash and debris in Eagle Mountain City
Tabled for further study. Paul Bond and Mark Lofgren are
against
this ordinance.
Eagle Mountain Properties - Capital Facilities
Tabled. No explanation.
For upcoming city meetings, see Local Events on Page 11 or visit ww.emutah.com.
The agenda is always available for viewing Tuesday mornings on www.emutah.com.
Eagle Mountain Interactive - Saturday, August 25, 2001 - Page 2
The great stem cell debate
By Darrell Jackson
In the year 2001, the great
debate seems to be about embryonic stem cell research. This
research holds great potential for
curing many debilitating diseases
such as juvenile onset diabetes,
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease,
multiple sclerosis, and possibly
even AIDS. With the great healing potential this research has it is
hard to imagine why anyone
would be opposed to it. I was
once asked, "If you were told by
killing one child you would be
able to save millions of others,
would you give the order to have
that child killed?" Almost immediately I responded with an
answer of no. This is the same
question that many people are
posing to those who do stem cell
research. You see the debate is
not in whether stem cell research
should happen, but rather in the
methods for obtaining stem cells
and whether the government
should fund such research.
A stem cell is an essential and
special cell in the human body. In
1999, the National Bioethics
Advisory Commission (NBAC)
issued an Executive Summary that
defined stem
cells as, "a
unique
and
essential cell
type found in
animals. Many
kinds of stem
cells are found
in the body with
some more differentiated, or
committed, to a
particular function than others.
In other words,
when stem cells
divide, some of
the
progeny The developing fetus itself is the area marked as
mature
into “ICM” (inner cell mass) The blastocoel cavity in the
cells of specific center is marked as “C” The trophectoderm cells
type (e.g., heart, that will form the placenta surround the cavity - one
muscle, blood is marked with a “T”
or brain cells)
while
others
pluripotency, or the ability to
remain stem cells, ready to repair become many different kinds of
some of the everyday wear and cells, although some are more
tear undergone by our bodies. "specialized"
than
others.
These cells are capable of contin- Embryonic stem cells (ESC) are
ually reproducing themselves and currently the most highly sought
serve to renew tissue throughout after of the stem cells, because
an individual's life." A stem cell they are totipotent, or they have
is a building block that all tissues the ability to become any type of
and organs are created from. A cell in the body.
stem cell has the great gift of
Where do embryonic stem cells
come from? This is the part that
gives most people heartburn. As
the name implies embryonic stem
cells are only found in the early
stages of "life." Within 24 hours
of an egg being fertilized it begins
to divide, from 1 to 2 cells and
then to 4. In the next 24 hours the
embryo divides again into 8 cells.
When they reach 32 to 64 cells
they become what is called a blastocyst (see picture). At this stage
of development, for the first time,
different parts of the embryo are
visible. A thin layer of cells (the
trophectoderm) encircles a fluidfilled cavity (the blastocoel cavity). A small group of cells known
as the inner cell mass (ICM) eventually develops into the fetus
itself. It is the ICM that stem cell
researchers are after. All the
potential for those cells to become
different parts of the body exists,
yet they are just a mass of cells.
Please see Stem Cell on page 8
Mink farm getting
close to homes
By Jaime Condie
Six years ago, The Ranches
purchased part of what is currently Cedar Pass Ranch, as well as
land east of there. According to
Scot Hazard, Director of Sales and
Marketing for The Ranches, they
didn't really think they would be
building out that far and eventually sold the land to a mink farmer.
The farm owner, Larry Carson,
said he initially moved to this area
in order to get away from civilization. Now, he said, with the unexpected growth of the development, comes the increased risk of
problems.
The mink ranch owner was hesitant to give any information
about his farm. He said the less
publicity for him,
the
better.
Publicity of mink
farms tends to
lead to vandalism
caused by animal
rights activists.
"It's hard when
people believe
differently than
you do," he said,
concerning the
activists.
Fences
and
signs
warning
trespassers
of
prosecution and guard dogs barricade the perimeter of the mink
farm. Even these precautions have
not deterred activists. Carson has
personally had a shed set on fire
and some of mink set loose.
Other mink farmers have experienced similar happenings. One
farmer in Benjamin, Utah had
5,000 mink set loose. The mink
then ran around the area posing
hazards for freeway drivers.
Carson said the rancher only
recovered about half of the mink.
The North American Animal
Liberation Front is one group that
allegedly causes such havoc on
mink farmers. They describe their
group as "a worldwide underground organization dedicated to
strategic non-violent direct action
aimed at all forms of the animal
abuse industry. Its two main tactics include the liberation of laboratory and abused animals and the
release of fur farm animals, as
well as economic sabotage-inflicting costly damage to the property
of animal abusers."
Eagle Mountain resident David
Lifferth said, "After living in this
area for four years, I personally
know quite a few of the mink
ranchers. They are good folks that
were here first. They put their
ranches here because, at one time,
they were away from populated
areas. That has changed and they
feel threatened on all sides." He
continued, "There have been several local cases where the mink
ranchers were pushed out of their
lands because of new commercial
and residential developments.
They are also targeted by the
PETA crowd and often have to
hire security to protect their property and livelihood from vandalism."
As for the farm near the
Ranches, Carson said that with the
growing population, he would
rather move to avoid problems.
He also said that, right now, the
smell probably isn't a problem
because the current development
is generally upwind.
Resident Darrell Jackson said,
"I have never smelled the mink
farms. I have, however, heard that
the manure makes excellent fertilizer."
Carson said the problems would
come when the planned development, east of his farm, begins. He
said the owners of that land have
made a contract with him that as
soon as they come up with the
money, they will give Carson one
year to relocate. Carson then plans
on moving the farm to Springville.
According
to
the
Utah
Agricultural Statistics Service,
Utah ranks second in the nation
for mink farm production. In
1998, Utah was home to 115 mink
ranches producing pelts. The
Statistics Service stated, "Leading
mink producing counties, Utah
and Morgan, produced over 67
percent of all pelts taken" in Utah.
David Lifferth added, "Lehi used
to be known as one of the mink
capitals of the world shortly after
the turn of the century."
Lot owner, Eric Taylor said, "I
say leave the farmers alone, however, I am a pessimist and think
that the day will come that some
of the newcomers to Eagle
Mountain that purchase a home by
the Eagle Mountain mink farm
will demand that they move the
operation,and that's too bad."
Liddiard
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leader, director and facilitator."
He believes that the mayor
should, "be able to use the tools at
hand and provide for the future of
the city."
Liddiard was the first person to
announce his or her candidacy.
He essentially announced his candidacy at Pony Express Days
where he handed out baby trees.
“My part of greening up Eagle
Mountain,” he smiles.
Liddiard is one of the only candidates to explain his platform on
the World Wide Web as well.
www.voteforvincent.com is the
address. “I encourage people to
visit the site regularly,” comments
Liddiard. “We add something
new about once a week. We’ll
have some new interviews for
people to listen to later this week
for example.”
In addition to audio interviews,
Liddiard plans to have a schedule
of events of when and where he
will be meeting with residents.
On his website, Liddiard quotes
President George Bush that people
need to be "citizens, not
spectators; citizens, not subjects;
responsible citizens, building
communities of service and a
nation of character".
Liddiard intends to follow
through on that advice by seeking
the mayoral seat this fall.
million dollars in interest a year.”
Brandt continues, “So much for
the being able to sell the city’s
phone system at a profit either.
Any potential buyer could now be
saddled with over a million dollars in penalties. All of a sudden,
the chance of selling the utilties
has become a whole lot less likely.”
The bonds which the city had
been relying on for four years
were guaranteed by Eagle
Mountain Properties. have been
out for four years. Meanwhile,
Eagle Mountain Properties has
been operating on a skeleton crew
until their money could be
released. “We had expected the
city to find their own funding
years ago.”
As the money is released, Eagle
Mountain Properties intends to
start reinvesting in more visible
things like parks. $300,000, for
example, will build a regional
park next to the new LDS chapel.
According to Kinghorn, the sale
is expected to close August 30th
(two days before the deadline) and
he believes that Eagle Mountain
Properties will recieve their
money immediately thereafter.
“It’s a relationship that I think we
both want to end.”
Mike Wren, President of Eagle
Mountain Properties is happy and
eager to begin work on the city
using what is termed as the ‘long
lost’ money. However, he too, has
some concerns over the accumulating debt that the city has taken
on."Many people may not realize
that in less than two years, the city
is going to start having to make
Eagle Mountain Interactive - Saturday, August 25, 2001 - Page 3
payments on a $32 million dollar
Eagle Mountain
debt for its utilities.
Eagle
Police Beat
Mountain Properties does not
Fire Watch
guarantee that amount. At the rate
so far, I don't see how they will do
it unless they start making things a
lot easier for construction and
development."
The city is also capitalizing the
first two year's payments into the
debt amount for each of the new
bonds. Many people like Kelvin
Bailey, candidate for mayor question how the city is able to pay
that amount. "Right now, the city
is making very little profit and not
much is being paid toward the
debt service. I have no idea how
we'll be able to start making payments large enough to pay down
our debt beyond the interest rate
the city is required to pay."
Another candidate for mayor,
Greg Kehl, who sits on the city
council isn't worried about the
accumulating debt. "We have an
incredibly complex and creative
payback schedule. The city has a
solid history of paying back its
debts and I believe that we will
continue to follow the schedule."
Regardless of whether the
future payback will occur on
schedule, the current sale has
everyone breathing a little easier
at the city offices. All things considered, John Newman, city
administrator, calls it “a very
happy day.”
By Alicia Hill
Refrain from starting any fires
(campground or other) in White
Hill Manning Canyon. This week
alone they have had three grass
fires the fire department has
responded to.
The fire department also
responded to a traffic rollover
Saturday evening at 11:30 P.M.
One person was transported by
ambulance to the hospital.
The Fire Fighters’ Creed
When I'm called to duty, God,
wherever flames may rage
give me strength to save a life
whatever be its age
Help me to embrace a little child
before it is too late
or save an older person from
the horror of that fate
Enable me to be alert
to hear the weakest shout
and quickly and efficiently
to put the fire out
I want to fill my calling and
to give the best in me
to guard my neighbour and
protect his property
And if according to your will
I have to lose my life
bless with your protecting hand
my children and my wife
Someone’s clothes got ripped
off! Two garbage bags full of
clothing were found on the Pony
Express
Trail
Tuesday.
According to Deputy Mruphy:
(1) There was no authentic Pony
Express clothing inside the bags so someone likely dumped the
bags there within the last 100
years.
(2) Jo looked through the bags
and didn’t find anything too
attractive, so the bags of clothing
got delivered to the nearest D.I.
Illegal Dumping Part II Last
week, we went into depth about
the trouble you can get in if you
dump your tumbleweeds in construction dumpsters. The same
rules apply for dumping tumbleweeds and other refuse on the
open land! You can get fined
$500 and get 6 months in jail.
Again, if you have weeds to clear
out, call Shawn Warnke at the
city offices: 766-5982 and mention that you read this. You will
get two free passes to the Lindon
landfill!
Dogs at Large in the Landing
Subdivision are about to become
dogs at the pound if they are
caught doing “number 1 or 2” on
neighbors yards again.
Car Chase! Deputy Murphy followed some go-karters three
times around the block in Smith
Ranch before the 10-year-olds
finally yielded. Deputy Murphy
let the tikes know that go-karts on
public streets are not safe. The
kids were not ticketed but they
agreed to comply with the law.
Eagle Mountain Interactive - Saturday, August 25, 2001 - Page 4
When should you sell your stocks?
Seeing double lately?
By Michael Atkinson
By Shelley Colton
It’s hard to say goodbye to your
child when she’s heading off to
college. It’s hard to say goodbye
to the old neighborhood. And, for
some people, it’s hard to say
goodbye to their stocks. But that
reluctance can be costly. That’s
why it’s important to know when
it’s a good idea to sell stocks and when it isn’t.
Of course, there’s always been
one basic rule about buying and
selling stocks - buy low and sell
high. This is good advice, except
for one thing: It’s almost impossible to follow. There are a lot of
investment experts out there, but
no one can accurately predict
when the stock market will reach
its high or low points.
Consequently, you can’t really use
the “buy low, sell high” rule to
govern your transactions.
Does that mean that price is
totally irrelevant in the decision to
sell a stock? No. Price can be a
factor, although it shouldn’t be the
only factor.
At what point does price enter
into the equation? There’s no one
magical formula, but keep this in
mind: If your stock has fallen 50
percent, its price will have to go
up by 100 percent just to get back
to where you started. In other
words, at some point, a depressed
stock may no longer be worth
keeping - particularly if you could
It all started in the ultrasound
room. Several parents in Eagle
Mountain began seeing double.
Two heads, two sets of feet and
hands, two heartbeats! If you
think you have been seeing double
lately, don't worry. It is probably
not a mental problem. More likely, you have just been seeing a lot
more twins than you usually do. In
a town with such a relatively
small population, there is certainly not a shortage of twins! When I
found that in my subdivision
alone, there are 3 sets of twins, I
became more aware of the phenomenon than
ever before.
But when this
same
ultrasound-image
scenario happened to my
brother-in-law
and his wife
(who will be
moving
to
E a g l e
Mountain by
the end of the
year), I began
to be even
more curious
about twins.
Seeing their
shock and surprise,
and
knowing their Mercedes (left) and Madison (right) Fontaine--4
Photo: Garrett Winn
questions and year olds
initial overwhelming feelings, I told them a way to force a family to reach
that they certainly wouldn't be out for help and for others to reach
alone out here-many parents seem out to them."
to be raising a pair of twins and
How do we define twins? There
are doing very well.
are fraternal twins and there are
So I embarked on a quest to find identical twins. Most people know
people in our community who that much. But what I learned
could answer some frequently from parents of twins is that there
asked questions about twins. I are also twins that are anywhere in
wanted to get their point of view. I between! Fraternal twins come
wanted to cure any myths. I want- when the female produces two
ed to ease my curiosities. I knew separate eggs and then fertilizathat every story would be amaz- tion takes place. Fraternal twins
ing, but what I didn't count on was can be a boy and a girl or two of
that each story, though some simi- the same sex. They are as different
larities did exist, would be unique as any siblings, but develop in the
and very individual. Suzie White, womb together and share the same
from the Smith Ranch subdivision birthday.
in The Ranches, mother of 4-yearIdentical twins come from what
old twin girls Alissa and Mariah, was initially one egg, but here's
put it so well, "Each twin pairing where the confusion begins. The
is going to be a totally different answer lies in WHEN the egg
dynamic than anybody else's
twins…and you have to use your
Please see Twins on page 8
use the money to invest in a more
promising opportunity.
Looking beyond price, what
other reasons might you have for
selling a stock?
You can start by looking at why
you purchased the stock in the
first place. Did the company have
a solid history of growth in sales
and earnings? Was it part of an
expanding industry? Did it have
certain attributes - cutting-edge
technologies, a superior business
model, etc. - that gave it a competitive edge? Did it have a seasoned, forward-thinking management team?
Now, ask yourself if any of
these factors have changed. If so,
then you may want to consider
selling the stock - because if a
stock isn’t something you’d buy
today, it may not be something
you want to own, either.
But if the original factors that
caused you to buy the stock are
still there, why would you want to
sell it? You probably wouldn’t unless your needs have changed
since your original purchase. For
example, if you bought a growth
stock many years ago, but now,
for whatever reason, you feel the
need to rebalance your portfolio
toward more income-oriented
investments, you may want to sell
your stock.
As you can see, you may not
always receive a clear-cut signal
on when you should sell a stock.
So take the time you need to make
a reasonable decision - and weigh
all the factors carefully before
issuing the “sell” order.
own creative solutions in dealing
with your children as a pair and as
individuals."
The most important message I
gathered from interviewing so
many twins, or parents of twins,
was that advice is not needed as
much as support. Suzie shared her
profound feeling that "Perhaps
multiples are happening in our
society today to help us come
together, because we have drifted
apart in our neighborhoods. We do
get to know our neighbors a little
better in Eagle Mountain, which is
great for parents of multiples who
need extra support. But we do
need to reconnect, and multiples is
Eagle Mountain Interactive - Saturday, August 25, 2001 - Page 5
presents:
Tech
Relief
Comfort with technology
in the home
with your guide,
Garrett Winn
Welcome to Tech Relief. Last
week, we learned how to slice and
chop the Internet (basically, just
get around and save favorite
places). This week, we're going to
learn how to serrate and dice the
Internet using Search technology.
So grab a chair, turn on that computer, and follow along.
It's Like Finding Hay in a
Haystack
A lot of people think that finding something on the Internet is
very frustrating and difficult: like
finding the proverbial needle.
Undoubtedly, it can be frustrating
to find what you want. However, it
is hard only if you haven't learned
how to look properly.
That's what I'm bringing you
today, sponsored by the letters "G"
and "W" and the number "1". So,
after today, you'll be able to find
what you're looking for in no time
flat.
There are many search engines
on the Internet. Unfortunately, you
can't install this type of engine in
your minivan. It wouldn't keep
you from having to ask directions
when you got lost anyway, so
don't even think about trying.
These engines search the Internet
for you and make a huge list of the
pages. When you go to a search
page and enter a search, the search
engine goes through its list of
pages and shows you what it
thinks is relevant.
One great tool for improving
your searches is to learn about a
Boolean. No, this isn't what you
say when you try to scare your little sister named Leeanne. A
Boolean is what a search engine
uses to do math. Confused yet?
You can also think of it as how
you combine words to do a search.
Lets look at the common Booleans
in use today.
AND - As in cat AND dog. Use
this when you
want
search
results
that
have both cat
and dog in the
content. Pages
that only have
cat or only
have dog won't
show up (or
will be at the
very end of the
search results
l i s t ) .
Sometimes,
you can use the
plus sign (+)
directly in front
of words that must be in the
results, like this: +cat +dog. It's
the same as cat AND dog, but a lot
more nerdy.
OR - As in cat OR dog. This
Boolean returns pages that have
either cat or dog in them (and all
the ones that have both).
NOT - As in cat NOT dog.
(Sometimes, the search engine
wants you to use AND NOT). Use
this strange one when you want
stuff that's just about cats and
nothing about dogs. Sometimes,
you can use the minus sign (-)
directly in front of a word to indicate that you don't want results
that use that word: cat -dog is the
same as cat NOT dog. And pet cat -dog would give you results
about all pets besides cats and
dogs.
Booleans usually must be
entered in all capital letters so the
search engine knows that it's a
Boolean and not a word (although,
why would you be searching for
the word "and" anyway?).
Another tool is the wildcard.
They come in handy in Poker and
Skip-Bo, but they are also very
useful in searches. In searches, a
wildcard acts as a placeholder for
missing letters or words. The most
common wildcard is the asterisk
(*), but some search engines use
the dollar sign ($) instead. For
example, if you search for col*r,
you'll get matches for the British
spelling of "colour" and the
American "color" (you'll also get
"collar", "colder", "collector",
and a host of
others, so be
careful
with
wildcards).
T h e
last great tool is
the quotation
mark ("). Isn't
that exciting?
OK, maybe not
that exciting,
but it does
come in handy
when you want
to search for a
phrase or words
that appear next to each other. For
example "cat and dog" will match
the exact phrase as opposed to
pages with the words cat, and, and
dog anywhere on the page.
All right, are you ready now?
Open up your web browser and
get connected to the Internet. Go
to http://www.google.com by typing that in your web browser's
Location or Address box.
After the page finishes loading,
type in your search words. Try this
(including the quotes): "Eagle
Mountain" +Utah +fun.
Or try your own search words.
You may even want to try a search
for your name, like Garrett AND
Winn or "Garrett Winn", to see if
you're famous!
My last tip is to look for instructions or help for the specific
search engine you are using (and
then read it). They usually contain
lots of helpful information and
tips.
Don't get discouraged if you
don't find what you're looking for
right away. Check out another
search page before giving up. No
search engine has accessed every
single web page out there, so a different search engine may have the
page you're looking for. Happy
Surfing!
Check
out
http://www.pcworld.com/features/article/0,aid,55383,00.asp
(notice the commas--weird) for a
great review of search engines and
how to search.
Here are my favorite search
engines:
http://www.google.com
http://www.altavista.com
http://www.yahoo.com
http://www.northernlight.com
Some books you could look at:
The AltaVista Search Revolution,
by Richard Seltzer, Eric Ray, and
Deborah Ray
The Complete Idiot's Guide to
Online Search Secrets, by Michael
Miller
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Just Ask Me...
By Alicia Hill
Q: We'd like to finish our basement and have no idea where to
start, any suggestions?
A: First of all, if you don't already
have a layout of how you'd like
your basement to end up, you'll
need to start there. You can buy
some graph paper and, along with
the original plans of your upstairs,
draw it out. Don't forget to add in
space for your walls (approximately 4 inches). If you're not a
novice drafter, another option is
home design software, which is
readily available almost anywhere
that sells software. Your last
option is to have someone plan it
out for you. You'll need your
house plans. If you don't have
them, contact your builder.
After you've got your plans intact,
start networking. Decide what
parts of the basement you'll be
able to do yourself and which
you'll have to hire out for. Here's a
quick run down of the order of the
process: framing, ductwork, electrical, sheetrock, finish work
(floorboards, doors, etc.), painting, and carpet or flooring. If
you're putting in a bathroom or
laundry room, you'll also need to
add plumbing and cabinets. If you
can do everything yourself, the
supplies will probably run you
around $2,000.00 (based on a
1500 square foot basement), not
including carpet, flooring or your
bathroom supplies.
Last step, ask around. Talk to your
builder or your friends and neighbors; a lot of construction workers
will do on-the-side work and I'm
sure we have some willing
builders in Eagle Mountain. Get
references to make sure they're
reputable, then go for it. Good
luck!
This is a new column to the paper.
We encourage questions on any
subject. [email protected]
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The Pond
by Channing Jones
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Eagle Mountain Interactive - Saturday, August 25, 2001 - Page 8
Stem Cell
Continued from page 2
How do researchers obtain the
embryonic stem cells? Without
going into the specifics of how
researchers get the ICM out of the
blastocyst, there are currently 4
different donors for "harvesting"
the ESC.
· Human embryos created by
invitro-fertilization as a method
for overcoming infertility that are
later donated by couples that no
longer had plans to use the
embryos.
· Human fetal tissue following
elective abortion.
· Human embryos created by
invitro-fertilization with gametes
donated for the sole purpose of
providing research materials.
· Human, or hybrid, embryos
generated asexually by somatic
cell nuclear transfer of the adult
human cell nucleus into an enucleated human or animal ovum (in
short cloning).
Embryonic stem cell research is
closely tied to the "destruction" of
potentially viable (have the possibility to form life) embryos. Once
the ICM has been removed from
the embryo there is no possibility
that the blastocyst could continue
to develop into a human baby.
While researchers struggle with
the moral and ethical implications
of destroying viable embryos,
they are also struggling with funding for the research.
Many
researchers have gone to the government to seek grants and other
monies to continue their research.
The moral and ethical side of the
debate is much more hazy than the
funding side. In 1999 Congress
passed a law that prohibited the
use of government funds for "creating, destroying, discarding, or
subjecting embryos to the risk of
injury or death."
In this
Labor/HHS Appropriations Bill a
human embryo was defined as
"any organism not protected as a
human subject, that is derived by
fertilization,
parthenogenesis,
cloning, or any other means from
one or more human gametes or
human diploid cells."
Does banning ESCR mean an
end to stem cell research? The
answer is a resounding NO. In
recent times great strides have
been made in stem cell research
using adult stem cells. Previously
it was thought that an adult stem
cell could only reproduce cells of
its own kind. For example, adult
muscle stem cells could only
become muscle cells. However,
in recent research published in the
December 1999 issue of The
Scientist adult stem cells were
shown to have the same embryonic capacity to become different
types of cells and tissues. Italian
and U.S. researchers were able to
take brain stem cells of mice and
implant them in the bloodstream
and bone marrow. These stem
cells eventually became mature
blood cells. Using adult stem
cells, is actually more promising
than using embryonic stem cells.
An adult can have his own stem
cells taken and cultured and then
returned into his body, reducing
the risk that his body will reject
the cells.
The potential of stem cell
research is great. If you have ever
lived with someone that has a disease or disorder that can potentially be cured through stem cell
research/therapy it is hard to be
against the research. Before writing this article I was very much in
favor of embryonic stem cell
research. I am still in favor of
stem cell research, however, since
alternatives exist to destroying
embryos I would like to see these
methods used. It is up to you to
make your own decision on stem
cell research.
we learn that "It's true that twin
births can run in the family-on the
mother's side. One study showed
that if a woman was a twin, the
chance of her giving birth to twins
was about 1 in 58! If a woman is
the daughter of a twin, she also
has a higher chance of having
twins. Another study reported that
1 out of 24 twins' mothers (4%)
was also a twin, but only 1 out of
60 (1.7%) of the fathers was a
twin." Twins had always run in
each family I spoke with, anywhere from brothers and sisters to
cousins to great-grandparents.
knew for sure that their girls were
identical were the Fountaines.
Continued from page 8
The Tysons were the only ones I
talked to with fraternal twins of
splits. One initial egg can split
the opposite sex. Here, the differtoward the beginning of the cycle;
ences between boy and girl obvithen there are two identical eggs
ously make this pair unique. They
which get fertilized by two sepawon't dress alike or be interested
rate sperm. So you have "part
in the same things. Since most
identical" twins from mother, but
girls grow taller faster than boys,
many differences are also inheritsometimes outsiders don't even
ed from father. These twins, howknow they are twins, since one
ever, are not considered identical
may appear at this age, four, to be
(monozygotic).
older. Kristy still believes a speTrue identical twins develop
cial bond is there, inherent from
from a single egg that divides after
the womb. She tells a story how
being fertilized.
when Kade and
Even then, there
Kalee were neware
different
borns, she always
scenarios.
put them to sleep
Depending on
in separate cribs.
when the egg
On one occasion
splits after ferwhen she was too
tilization, idenexhausted
to
tical twins can
make-up
the
each have their
other crib, so she
own placenta
put them in the
and amniotic
same one togethsac. But the
er. It was the first
later this split
time they slept
occurs,
they
through the night
may end up
and did so ever
sharing the plasince!
centa
and/or
What about the
amniotic sac.
bond? How does
With each situait affect the twins'
tion, different
attitudes? Each
risks
are Keaton (left) and Andrew (right) Jensen--2 1/2 year olds
pair of twins,
involved. For Photo: Garrett Winn
though
still
example, when
young in age,
fetuses share the
seems to have a
same placenta, one fetus can
The families involved in the special bond. It differs from pair
receive more nourishment and interviews were Shon and Robyn to pair whether they want to dress
blood-flow, thus continuing to Reid, parents of Nicole and similarly or play with similar toys.
grow, while the other may not Rebecca, age almost-7; Chris and Sometimes "fairness" is a big
make it. This is medically known Stacy Jensen, parents of Keaton issue, where in other families, the
as twin to twin transfusion. and Andrew, age 2 ½; Tim and twins are fine with having differAnother example is when they Suzie White, parents of Alissa and ent toys to play with. Twice I
appear to share the same amniotic Mariah, age 4; Ryan and Kristy found that, with the girls, one
sac. There may or may not be an Tyson, parents of Kade and Kalee, liked purple and one liked pink.
amniotic barrier present. Without age 4; Robby and Jennifer So mom would buy two of the
this barrier, risks of getting entan- Rodabaugh, parents of Dylan and same outfit, only one would be
gled in the other's umbilical chord Dallas, age 2; Mark and Angie pink and the other purple. What
and other similar risks are present. Fountaine, parents of Madison really dictated such decisions?
So parents of twins have a lot and Mercedes, age 4; Jana Cox, The twins themselves. Each parmore on their minds even from fraternal twin; and Kelly Allen, ent had to learn by trial and error
their twins' days in the womb!
identical twin.
what worked best for their twins
Do twins run in the family? All
I found that most of the twins and adapt! Sound familiar?
of the people I spoke to said more who are both of the same sex,
Further insight was gained by
or less, yes. Jana Cox, a fraternal though often assumed to be identi- talking to two adults who are
twin from Mountain View subdi- cal twins, might not be. The par- twins. Kelly Allen is an identical
vision in the Town Center, clari- ents of those twins have no way to twin who enjoyed doing everyfied that for fraternal twins, "since tell for sure on their own. A DNA thing her sister enjoyed. They
two eggs are produced by the sample test is the only thing to be were both on the swim team, they
female, it does have to do some- done to make sure. Although they double dated, they purchased their
what with genetics in that some look alike to everyone else, mom first car together, rode to school
women are more pre-disposed and dad aren't so sure they are together, and were always best
than others to do so." From "Your truly identical! Of the people I friends.
Pregnancy
Every
Woman's interviewed, the only ones that
Jana Cox was a fraternal twin
Guide," by Dr. Glade B. Curtis,
and her story is very unique. Her
twin sister had many disabilities.
She was hospitalized and had
many surgeries both as a baby and
Twins
Please see Twins on page 10
Eagle Mountain Interactive - Saturday, August 25, 2001 - Page 9
If it isn’t Fun,
it isn’t Learning
By Shannon Cannon
As always, I'm having mixed
feelings about sending the kids off
to school. It's not that I won't
enjoy the quiet and getting back to
the routine, but I always wonder if
I've spent enough snuggling, chatting, splashing, reading, creating,
hanging out on the couch time
with them. Enough to last through
a school year that will sometimes
be lonely, sometimes frustrating,
sometimes hard work, and sometimes just plain hard.
School seems easy compared to
what I do as a mother some days,
but for a kid, it's not always so
easy. So this year, before you put
them on that big yellow bus, give
them one more squeeze, read them
one more book, and tell them how
much you love them one more
time, no matter how much their
friends tease them.
Now for the little ones left at
home, here are some activities for
H week:
· Talk about different kinds of
homes that people live in, such as
an igloo, a tepee, a mansion, a hut,
a houseboat, a mobile home.
What kinds of homes do you like
best? Let each person choose and
build a different kind of home and
then play house.
· Practice shaking hands; make
up new kinds of handshakes or
greetings with your hands. Play
some hand games like:
(By the way, here's a little side
note I dug up on the web about
that little rhyme. It's from some
history tidbits written about life in
the 1500's. They cooked in the
kitchen in a big kettle that always
hung over the fire. Every day they
lit the fire and added things to the
pot. They mostly ate vegetables
and didn't get much meat. They
would eat the stew for dinner
leaving leftovers in the pot to get
cold overnight and then start over
the next day. Sometimes the stew
had food in it that had been in
there for a month. Hence the
rhyme, "Peas porridge hot, peas
porridge cold, peas porridge in the
pot nine days old". )
Another one is:
"See, See Oh Playmate":
See, see oh playmate,
Come out and play with me,
And bring your dollies three,
Climb up my apple tree.
Slide down my rainbow,
Into my cellar door,
And we'll be jolly friends,
Forevermore, more, more.
So sorry playmate,
I cannot play with you.
My dolly's got the flu,
The mumps and measles too.
I have no rainbow,
I have no cellar door,
But we'll be jolly friends,
Forevermore, more, more.
You can also try "Going on a Bear
Hunt" with the actions.
"Peas Porridge Hot"
Peas porridge hot,
Peas porridge cold,
Peas porridge in the pot
Nine days old.
Some like it hot,
Some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot,
Nine days old.
· Make handprint pictures by dipping your hands in paint and making designs on a paper; then, after
it dries, fill in the details with a
pen.
· Learn how to spell your name
with your hands using sign language.
· Have a "Hat Day"; wear a fun
hat; collect several different kinds
of hats (a hard hat, a top hat, a>
cowboy hat, a stocking cap, etc.)
and talk about what you might be
busy doing if you were wearing
each hat. Design and make up
your own fun hat.
· Gather a hundred of something
like cotton balls or toothpicks or
marshmallows. Does it look like a
lot? What would it look like if you
gathered 1,000 or 1,000,000?
Discuss which would look like
more: 100 houses, 100 hairs, 100
hamburgers, etc.
· What things can you do to keep
you healthy? Make one collage
about healthy habits and another
collage about unhealthy habits.
Or make a blank picture of the
food guide pyramid and cut out
pictures of the foods that belong
in each area. Then explain which
ones are the healthiest. Have only
healthy snacks this week and talk
about which food group they are a
part of.
There is something therapeutic
about playing hand games with a
child. It's like suddenly you're sitting back in the schoolyard swing
looking at life from a totally different angle. You remember the
skinned knees and double dares?
And how much fun it was to play
harder than you ever worked?
Well, for kids, their play is their
work. So let them play. Just
sneak in a little education while
you're at it. And for more ways to
play with your kids, visit
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· Prepare early for kindergarten
· Tons of new ideas for preschooling
· Help your children learn
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Thursday,
August 30th
at 6:00 p.m.
Eagle Mountain
Community Center
To attend call
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At hom e on t he r ange
By LeeAnn Bohman
Blue Jean Creations
Deep in dark corners of the
closet, most of us have stashed an
old pair of blue jeans. Most of the
jeans have seen better days, either
because of wear and tear, or
because of they just don't fit, in
size or style. Rather than just letting those jeans gather dust until
you throw them away, pull them
out and make use of them. There
are many things you can create
using those old, worn, could-fitin-them-two-years-ago jeans.
The trick to using old blue jeans
is finding the best part of the jeans
to use. I have found that the material on the backs of the legs is usually the least
worn. You can
get a large piece
cut from there
without finding
holes or spots
that are threadbare or stained.
Whether or not
you try to use the
pockets, or leave
the seams intact,
depends upon
the project you
are making.
I have seen nice quilts and pillows made from old jeans. Many
have been pieced just like a regular quilt. I have even seen quilts
alternating denim with regular
material. To add a bit of character
to the jeans, you can add stencils
to the material. For example, I
saw one quilt and pillow set someone had made that had outdoor
figures, like moose and trees,
stenciled onto them in greens and
browns with fabric paint. Quilts
and pillows made from old jeans
make sturdy products that can be
easily used for camping, picnics
or football games, and are easy to
clean.
Another idea is to make a tool
holder for any tools. My motherin-law made a nice holder for a
combination wrench-set out of old
jeans, and I duplicated it to make
one for my husband for Father's
Day. I cut the backs out of both
legs of one pair of jeans, in matching sizes. I measured how long it
would need to be to fit all the
wrenches allowing some extra
room around each of them.
Because the wrenches differ in
size, it worked great to have the
top part of the leg wider than the
lower part. The big wrenches fit at
the top and the shorter ones at the
other end.
I sewed the two pieces together
on the widest side (what was the
top of the leg), with right sides
facing each other. I then hemmed
the top, the side that wasn't slanted, about ½ inch. With right sides
facing each other, I sewed the bottom and the other side together.
When it was sewn, it looked like a
little bag. To finish it, I took the
wrenches and laid them out to see
how to space them evenly and
lightly marked lines with a pencil
and ruler. I then topstitched along
the lines in a coordinating thread.
I used permanent marker and
wrote the size of the wrench with
the matching slot, and rolled it up.
On the outside, I wrote
"Wrenches" with the same marker. My husband loves it.
Old jeans can also be used to
make rag rugs. Deeanna Price,
from the Three Crossings area of
the Ranches, said that she makes
rag rugs using old jeans. She
explained she makes her projects
by weaving the denim with other
colored materials. She teaches
classes on making the rag rugs
and can be reached at 766-4251 if
you want to know more.
One other way to use old jeans
is to make curtains. I was desperate to add some color to the white
walls in my child's room but didn't
have enough other scrap material
to make anything. I took some old
Photo: Rick Pierce
jeans, actually using the front of
the jeans this time, and marked an
even line across the top of the
legs. I cut there and carefully cut
along the outside seams to the bottom of the pantlegs. I also cut
along the inside seam, leaving the
double line of stitching intact.
Because the very bottom of the
leg was not wide enough for the
size curtain I wanted, I cut off the
bottom hem and a couple of inches of the leg. I then used the
widest part of the bottom as my
guide to make the whole leg the
same width.
After preparing both legs, I
sewed the two pieces together
(one from each leg) on one of the
short sides, with the tops of the
jeans facing each other. Due to
time constraints, I used the original double line of stitching of the
jeans as my bottom hem. I did
hem along the top of the curtain
and down both sides.
Using some of the material I cut
off from the back of the jeans, I
cut one-inch strips, each eight
inches long. I then slightly
hemmed the strips. Pinning them
perpendicular to the curtain, at the
half-mark of each strip, I did a
straight stitch along the strips, at
the hem. I used those strips to tie
them to rings along a curtain rod.
There are many more things that
can be made using old blue jeans.
Quilts and pillows, a tool holder,
rag rugs and curtains are just a
few ideas. Hopefully this will
make you think of the potential of
your old jeans before you just
throw them away.
Grandparents' Day is the first
part of September and I'll be sharing a fun gift idea. Please email
me and share what fun things you
have made to give to grandparents. Also, if you have ideas that
we could discuss in a future article, let me know. My email
address is [email protected].
Eagle Mountain Interactive - Saturday, August 25, 2001 - Page 10
Vacationing close to home
By Alicia Hill
Our vacation destination for this
week is going to be Color
Country's Zion National Park.
Approximately five hours from
us in driving distance, Zion
National Park is definitely a mustsee destination. Zion was originally
established
1909
as
Mukuntuweap
National
Monument, then expanded upon
in 1919 as Zion National Park.
Though the Indians feared the
unusual canyon's formations,
Mormon pioneers loved the
temple-like qualities, and
referred to the area as "Little
Zion".
A great place to go with
your family, you'll even find
wheelchair and strolleraccessible trails. There is
now a shuttle that takes you
through the park and you
can get off and on whenever
you like. The Emerald Pools
is a beautiful, but simple,
walk for those with children. Watch them carefully
as there are some steep
areas along the trail. The
Temple of Sinawava is one
of your last stops on the
shuttle route but it is also a
great one to take the family
to. It has water along most
of the way to jump in and
cool off, and is a lot of fun
for the kids to play in. It is
also the trailhead to the start
of the Narrows.
The Narrows were created from
the Virgin River entering the
Markagunt Plateau. Years of water
erosion are responsible for the 20foot-wide and over 2000-footdeep gorge. Though surrounded
by beautiful surroundings, The
Narrows is not only a difficult
hike, it can also be a dangerous
one. A permit is required to even
hike the trail, for the danger of
flash floods is high and conditions
can change in an instant.
Around 120 miles from Zion is
the North Rim of the Grand
Canyon National Park, the most
famous national park in the United
States, possibly the world. 90% of
visitors visit the South Rim so if a
little tranquility is what you're
looking for, stick with the North
Rim. Between 7,000 to 8,000 feet
above sea level, the high altitudes
alone may leave you breathless
even before you take in the breathtaking beauty of the Grand
Canyon. Here, there are no easy
hiking trails, though there are
other ways to get around. A few
options are: driving, taking a shuttle, bike tours, air tours, and last
but not least, taking a mule. Some
expedition companies also offer
out and bask in the serenity without having to hike. If you'd like to
do a little hiking but don't want to
spend all day, the Rim Trail,
between Sunset and Sunrise
Points is an easy half-mile walk.
There's no shuttle at this time, but
they will be getting one shortly.
Spending overnight at Bryce? Do
a little stargazing; there's nothing
else like it.
All of these parks have Junior
Ranger programs for children so
be sure to get information and get
them involved to make it enjoyable for everyone.
Enjoy your trip and, as
always, take lots of water,
stay on the trails and pay
close attention to children.
Zion National Park
(435) 772-3256
$20.00 7-day pass
Grand Canyon National
Park
(520) 638-7888
$20.00 7-day pass
Lake Powell (Glen Canyon
National Recreation Area)
(520) 608-6404
$5.00 7-day pass
Bryce Canyon National
Park
(435) 834-5322
$10.00 7-day pass
whitewater-rafting trips down the
Colorado River, which is responsible for the creation of the Grand
Canyon. There are many great
ways to explore the North Rim.
Lake Powell is a little closer
option to Zion, a little over 100
miles away. It is one of the largest
and most unique water reservoirs.
While there, rent a boat or a jet ski
and unwind a little.
Bryce Canyon National Park,
the closest to Zion at 86 miles
away, is definitely worth the time.
It is Utah's smallest national park
at only 35,000 acres, but is surely
not lacking in beauty. If you have
a little time, take the 18-mile scenic drive and you'll be able to get
If you plan on visiting a
few National Parks, there is a
Golden Eagle Annual Pass, available for $50.00 and good for a
year, that lets you into all of the
National Parks in the United
States.
Twins
Continued from page 8
a young child. They differed very
much in their abilities and interests. Young children would associate Jana with her twin sister and
make fun of her because her twin
had disabilities. Although Jana
suffered from no disabilities, she
shared the negativism from others
with her twin. Her twin also
received many gifts and special
attention from being hospitalized
and suffering so much that way.
As a young child, Jana, not understanding, wished she could also
get sick so she could get presents
and all the attention. Yet another
challenge ripped into her life
when her twin sister was hit by a
car and passed away their senior
year in high school.
Jana emotionally expressed her
feelings about the bond she had
with her twin. "For all your life as
a twin, you have to share everything, even if you don't want to.
Everyone always associates the
two of you as being together…so
the hardest thing for me [when she
died] was feeling that I wasn't a
full person, just because all my
life she was always there and it
was always the two of us. It was
like, 'Am I still a twin or not?'
because I felt like I had lost half of
me."
Great learning, trials and miracles accompanied this experience
for Jana. She had been working on
composing a musical for her sister
about their childhood. It was
meant to be a surprise Christmas
gift to her, but the tragedy of death
struck only weeks before
Christmas that year. However, the
musical still became her gift as it
was performed at their high
school for about 800 people as a
memorial in their community. She
had also entered it in a contest
called the "Very Special Arts
National Young Playwrights
Competition." Jana received a
phone call the day after the musical's debut at the high school,
informing her that this musical
had won first place in the national
competition. She was afforded the
opportunity to go to Washington
D.C. and see it performed in the
Kennedy Center. She feels strongly that every day now she can utilize the tough lessons learned by
all of these experiences.
What about choosing names?
Most parents didn't necessarily
want names that sounded alike.
Many had one name picked out
and the second name chosen was
the only other one they could
agree upon as a couple.
Sometimes the second name
sounded similar by default, sometimes it didn't.
For parents, the most fun thing
about having twins is, as Jennifer
Fountaine put it, "They are so
entertaining." Watching two kids
of the same age and developmental stages interact and think is
interesting and amazing to parents
of twins. Also, watching them
play with each other, appear to
understand each other, and communicate, even as babies by simply making gurgling sounds, was
part of the fun. Parents of twins
also automatically get a lot of
attention anywhere they go. Twins
are a good conversation piece and
attract all kinds of people-along
with their life-stories. Some parents found this amusing, others
didn't like it so much!
What's the hardest thing about
being a parent of twins? As Kristy
Tyson put it, "Zero to six
months!" She also added,
"Everybody wants [twins]. And
yet ,while I think it's a great blessing to have them, you've also got
your work cut out for you!" It was
actually difficult for parents to
come up with things they felt were
hard about having twins. Most
admit that it is a challenge at
times, but the most commonly
used word to describe it was
"fun."
DON'TS for those of us who
might be tempted: Don't ask,
when it is obvious, "Are they
twins?" Don't say "It looks like
you've got your hands full!" and
then walk away, offering no help.
Don't ask if boy/girl twins are
identical. Don't say "double trouble," or anything else negative
that you might think is funny.
Don't make parents of twins feel
like it is really easier than they
think it is at the time.
DO'S for those of us who wonder: Do offer to help. Do offer
your support. Be understanding.
Suzie White assured, "Some people may think it is intrusive to
offer help…but mothers of twins
develop that early on, that they are
willing to accept help." Do understand fully that just like each child
is unique, each pair of twins is
unique, both as a pair and as individuals.
Most importantly, don't think if
you're seeing double, you need to
go to the eye-doctor. Rather, do
realize that seeing double in our
community is just another opportunity to reach out to each other.
Special thanks to all the families
who were interviewed, for their
time and insight, and for affording
us, as a community, the joy to be
'entertained' and 'awed' by your
twins.
Positions Available
Looking to gain greater lowing positions:
influence in the communi- • Library Board
ty?
• Economic Development
Board
Tired of how things are cur• Alternate Planning
rently being run?
Commissioner - Ranches
You can make a differ- resident preferred
ence!
• Board of Adjustments
The City of Eagle Mountain
is looking for residents who Call Mayor Paul Bond
are able to serve on the fol- immediately at 766-5992
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TAEKWONDO LESSONS New to Eagle Mountain, master
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beginning math, pre-writing, reading, and more. Monthly newsletters to parents. Morning and afternoon classes available. Nicole
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GIGGLE TREE PRESCHOOL
now enrolling for fall classes for
3-5 years old. Curriculum
includes kindergarten basics, art,
crafts, movement, field trips, circle time, and snacks. References
available. Call Jodi at 766-3335.
MARY'S LITTLE LAMBS
PRESCHOOL Music, art, computers, field trips, phonics, and
more. Lots of fun! 31/2 - 4 year
old classes are Tuesdays and
Thursdays 9:30-11:30. 4 - 5 year
old classes are Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays 9:3011:30. Mary Merrill 768-1819.
TUPPERWARE CLEARANCE
SALE! This is the last week Everything must go! Boxes and
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$5, $10, and 15! Savings of up to
50% on most products! Come
check out a wide assortment of
unbelievable
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766-3318.
VOICE LESSONS - Study of
classical-style technique with an
overall "vocal health" approach.
Repertoire: musical theater
w/coaching
for
stagepresence/acting, classical Italian,
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Younger students also welcome!
(from age 6) Focus on building
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PRESCHOOL-AGE MUSIC
APPRECIATION CLASSES
Enrollment NOW for classes
beginning September! Two classes open, one age 3, one age 4.
Joint-taught, approx. 10 per class.
Exposure to rhythm and note-values using noise-instruments and
batons for conducting, singing,
music alphabet, different instrument basics, stories of composers,
ear-training, note-reading. One
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Located in-home in The Ranches.
Call with interest! Shelley 7664403 or Lara 766-4334.
CONCERT PIANIST with 16
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that you will use the rest of your
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EXPERIENCED
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now filling fall schedule.
Lessons for children and adults.
Call Carla Williams at 766-3413.
ELECTRICAL
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&
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Finishing your
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Fun incentives to encourage students to practice. Call Kelly at
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404-0422
Josh Elledge
Jenny Elledge
Travis & Dena McGee
had a baby boy:
Jacob Travis McGee
born on August 15, 2001
at 12:35 AM.
He was 7 lbs. 11 oz. and 19
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PARENTING WITH LOVE
AND LOGIC - Come to this fantastic parenting class taught by
Verlene West, an experienced
schoolteacher who has been giving this class for years. This is a
five week course starting on
Wednesday August 29th from
7pm to 9pm, and will run the
same time each week on
Wednesday
nights
through
September. It will be held at
Snow Springs Elementary - just
follow the signs. $15 per couple
includes materials, books, etc.
Any questions, call Heidi Carrick
at 766-2918.
to make arrangements. Thank
you for supporting your local
library!
MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE
SALE - Lots of baby items,
carseat, Eddie Bauer crib bedding, dresser, kitchen items - most
in boxes, tvs. All items in excellent shape. Saturday, August 25th
from 9am-1pm. 3851 E. Chilton
Rd. in Saddleback Subdivision in
the Ranches - look for signs. Call
766-4473.
The Eagle Mountain
HUGE
MULTI-FAMILY
YARDSALE - Saturday, August
25th only! 9am-5pm in the
Ashpoint Subdivision in the
Ranches. 7736 N. Ruby Valley
Dr. Call 787-3130 for directions.
WOMEN'S OPEN HOUSE!
Saturday, August 25th from 10am
until 2pm. Come join us for tips
on cooking, soap-making, beauty
and fashion, scrapbooking, and
stamping. There will be hands-on
workshops, demonstrations, food
and give-aways...and everything
is FREE! 10043 Stonewall Ct. in
Sandy. Call Denalee at 260-1540
for directions or more information.
WANTED: USED BOOKS!!
The library is having its bi-annual
used book sale on September 21st
and 22nd. If you have books to
donate, please drop them off at
the library before September 10th.
If you have more than 2 boxes,
please call Gayleen at 766-2921
LDS INSTITUTE FOR
SINGLE ADULTS:
Wednesdays @ 7:00 pm at the
Saratoga Springs Chapel. Go
south on Redwood Road at the
Redwood Road - SR73 intersection. Chapel is located on the
south end of Saratoga Springs.
Tuesday, August 28, 6pm:
Planning Commission Meeting
at the Town Center Community
building.
INTERACTIVE
presents:
Candidate
Q&A LIVE!
Three nights will be needed to
handle all the candidates for
available seats. Questions will
be gathered via EMutah.com
starting Monday and will be
posed to the candidates on their
respective nights. The formal
questioning will last 55 minutes
with a “get to know you” immediately afterward. Please submit
your questions via www.emutah.com starting Monday morning.
Saturday, Aug. 25th - 7pm
Mayoral Candidates at the City
Center community building.
Saturday, Sept. 8th - 7pm
4-year City Council Candidates
at the Willow Springs community building.
Saturday, Sept. 15th - 7pm
2-year City Council Candidates
at the Willow Springs community building.
To add a community-oriented
event to the calendar, contact
Brandee at 766-2975 or
[email protected]
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